Others are Hoylake, Pensby, Irby, Upton, Seacombe, Wallasey Village, Bromborough, Higher Bebington, New Ferry, Beechwood, Prenton and Ridgeway.

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Other libraries on the closure list are Hoylake, Pensby, Irby, Upton, Seacombe, Wallasey Village, Bromborough, Higher Bebington, New Ferry, Beechwood, Prenton and Ridgeway.

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The letter's author said he visited their bases in the Wirral and Cheshire, while his wife reported seeing a UFO shot down over Wallasey on Merseyside.

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The Liverpool Echo reports Mr Bampton was originally from Wallasey in Merseyside and the former St Mary's College pupil was a well-known face on the Liverpool art scene.

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He was born into a working class family at Wallasey, on Merseyside, and still lives in the area, occasionally watching his favourite football team, Everton (Mr Walsh supports arch rivals Liverpool).

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